01st week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 36 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190003515 | FASTENER WITH PIVOTING HEAD - A fastener comprises a threaded shank extending along an axis between top and bottom ends and a semi spherical body affixed at the top end of the threaded shank. The fastener further comprises a head having a receptacle adapted to closely surround the semi-spherical body, the head being pivotable about the semi spherical body and rotatably fixed relative to the semi spherical body about the axis of the threaded shank and a drive disposed on the head adapted to receive a tool for rotating the head and the threaded shank about the axis of the threaded shank. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003516 | PLUG FOR CLOSING A FEMALE SCREW HOLE - A plug usable for closing mounting holes of body panels and holes of weld nuts of internal screws of various sizes. The plug has a flange which covers the hole. A column extends from the flange. Each of a pair of elastic stop bars are connected to the column at a bottom and elongate oblique upwardly. Each elastic stop bar has a first stop prong at the free end of the bar and a second stop prong nearer to the bottom. The distance between the first stop prong and the second stop prong is the same as the pitch of the internal screws of the weld nuts having sizes of M8, M10, and M12. The shapes of the prongs are the same as the shapes of the roots of the internal screws of sizes of M8, M10, M12, and M14. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003517 | RATCHET LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THREADED FASTENER - A fastening device including a fastener having a head portion and an elongated threaded body portion extending axially from the head portion. The threaded body portion includes opposing flat sections. A lock washer has a lower surface with an array of radially extending engagement teeth. The lock washer also defines an axial aperture for receiving the fastener. The axial aperture has two flat inner surfaces for cooperating with the two flat sections of the threaded body portion to prevent relative rotation of the washer and threaded body portion. A threaded lock nut mates with the threaded body portion. The lock nut has an upper surface with at least one cantilevered pawl members for ratcheted engagement with the array of radially extending engagement teeth of the lock washer. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003518 | APPARATUS FOR SECURING AN IMAGE SENSOR WITHIN A NIGHT VISION DEVICE - An apparatus for securing an image sensor within a night vision scope is disclosed. The apparatus includes a flat washer, a crush bushing, and a fastener. The crush bushing is inserted through an opening of a corner anchor of the image sensor. A fastener receptacle is located at a module of the night vision scope. The fastener can be inserted through an opening of the flat washer and a bore of the crush bushing to deform the crush bushing such that the crush bushing material fills any space between the fastener and the fastener receptacle, thereby creating a zero-play connection to restrict any slight movements generated by shocks and vibrations. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003519 | SELF-LOCKING THREADED ARTICLE WITH POLYGONAL HEAD AND RATCHET RING ASSEMBLY - A self-locking plug assembly includes ratchet ring circumscribing body having centerline and shank having a threaded top portion. Flexible fingers spiral away from periphery of ratchet ring to engage polygonal sides of polygonal sided ring attached to body. Hooks may extend radially outwardly and downwardly from periphery of ratchet ring. Spring around polygonal portion of body rests on ratchet ring. Annular retaining ring snapped into annular groove in body compresses spring. Hooks may engage notches in the upper wall. Alternatively, hooks may include paws extending inwardly from downwardly extending legs of hooks and into the pockets and engaging upper pocket walls to axially secure the ratchet ring. Body may be borescope plug with a lower end of shank conforming to lower port opening in upper wall. Alternatively, flexible fingers extend outwardly from radially outer rim of ratchet ring and engage polygonal sides of inner side of polygonal sided ring circumscribing ratchet ring. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003520 | ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR SECURING A FASTENING ELEMENT - The invention relates to an assembly for securing a fastening element to a first component, wherein the first component has a passage opening for a shaft of the fastening element, said assembly comprising a securing element, which reaches around the shaft of the fastening element, wherein a head part of the fastening element and the securing element are arranged on opposite sides of the first component and the shaft of the fastening element engages in a receptacle of a second component for the frictional and/or interlocking connection of the two components. According to the invention, the securing element is pre-fastened to the second component before a first connection of the first component to the second component and is separated from the second component and reaches around the shaft of the fastening element after a first release of the connection between the first component and the second component. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003521 | HOOK AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING AND USING THE SAME - A hook for lifting a component includes a hook body and a latch. The hook body includes a coupling portion having an elongate aperture defined therein for receiving at least a portion of a chain, and an engaging portion extending from the coupling portion, the engaging portion defining a hook opening sized for receiving a first portion of the component therein. The latch is pivotably coupled to the coupling portion and pivotable between a first position and a second position relative to the hook body. The latch occludes the hook opening in the second position. The latch defines a chain aperture that is aligned with the elongate aperture such that the portion of the chain extends through each of the elongate aperture and the chain aperture and causes the latch to pivot between the first and second positions in response to a load being applied to the hook. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003522 | STRUT COMPRISING COMPOSITE CYLINDER WITH A MID-STRUT FITTING - A strut comprises a composite cylinder with a mid-strut fitting mounted on an interface region on a mid-portion of said cylinder. At least in the interface region, layers of helical-filaments are displaced radially-outward and even inclined with respect to an axis of the cylinder such that they may follow a path with a radial component. A mid-strut fitting is provided which has a plurality of teeth on an inner circumferential surface. The plurality of teeth engage the helical-filaments in the interface region to provide a mechanical connection. Portions of surface and intermediate layers of the helical-filaments may be removed to expose ends of those filaments in the interface region before mounting the mid-strut fitting on the cylinder. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003523 | TORQUE TUNING METHOD AND BALL JOINT - A torque tuning method includes a high-frequency induction heating apparatus that generates a magnetic field from a coil by passing an alternating current (i) to the coil, which is arranged so as to be separated from an outer housing. By passing the current (i) having a predetermined frequency from the high-frequency induction heating apparatus to the coil, a ball portion is induction-heated by a magnetic field generated from the coil through which the current (i) flows, and after the ball portion has reached a temperature at which a ball seat can be deformed by induction heating, the current (i) is stopped and the ball portion is cooled. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003524 | FOIL BEARING - A foil bearing for supporting a shaft includes a sleeve-type bearing housing with three foil arrangements distributed around the inner circumference of the baring housing. Each foil arrangement covers a circumferential segment of the bearing housing. Each foil arrangement has a corrugated foil lying against an inner wall of the housing, and a top foil covering the corrugated foil. Each of the corrugated foil and the top foil has respective end edges. Each of the end edges are supported within the inner wall of the housing in a sliding manner. In particular, insertion grooves are formed in the inner surface of the housing which extend obliquely into the housing wall outwardly. The insertion grooves receive the end edges of the corrugated foil and the top foil. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003525 | CROSSED ROLLER BEARING - The roller insertion groove of the inner ring of a crossed roller bearing is provided with an outer circumferential surface-side groove opening that is exposed to an inner rings-side V-groove. The groove opening is defined by circumferential direction opening edge that extends in the circumferential direction along the inner ring-side V-groove and side opening edges that extend from both ends of the circumferential direction opening to the ring-shaped end face of the inner ring. Concentration of stress occurs in the corners between the circumferential direction opening edges and the side opening edges. The circumferential direction opening edge is formed so as not to coincide with the minimum outer diameter section of the inner ring-side V-groove. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003526 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRE-LOADING BEARINGS - A drive unit is disclosed that includes case portions, a gasket interposed between the case portions, shafts, bearings having respective bearing races, and a bearing shim plate. One shaft includes an input oil tube which provides a fluid pathway between the bearing shim plate and a rotor of the drive unit. Interposed between bearings, and the bearing shim plate, are shims. An approach for sizing shims for use with a drive unit is also disclosed, the approach including determining the distance from a mating flange of a case portion, to different bearing races, selecting shims based on the determined distances, and attaching the bearing shim plate to the case portion with shims interposed therebetween. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003527 | OIL-RETAINING SINTERED BEARING AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME - An oil-retaining sintered bearing in which friction coefficient can be reduced and a sliding property as a bearing can be improved by supplying a sufficient amount of oil to a sliding surface and preventing the supplied oil from moving to an interior from the sliding surface; a sliding surface | 2019-01-03 |
20190003528 | SPACER FOR ROLLING BEARING, NOTABLY USED IN A WIND TURBINE - A spacer includes opposite first and second portions facing one another, and at least two spaced reinforcing beams connected to the first and second portions and extending transversally with respect to the portions, the reinforcing beams being disposed both on one side of the first and second portions. The spacer further includes at least one abutting beam connected to the first and second portions, extending transversally with respect to the portions and located on the side opposite to the reinforcing beams. The first and second portions delimit together with the reinforcing and abutting beams a pocket configured to receive at least a contact roller. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003529 | ROLLING BEARING AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREFOR - A rolling bearing has an outer diameter surface of the outer ring which is a fitting surface with a housing and the inner diameter surface of the inner ring, which is a fitting surface with a shaft. The outer diameter surface of the outer ring or the inner diameter surface of the inner ring is coated with a bonded film containing an organic binder, a solid lubricant powder such as molybdenum disulfide powder, and a friction/wear modifier such as antimony oxide powder. According to the rolling bearing, a creep resistance is kept excellent without causing increase in cost and size and being deformed and softened. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003530 | BEARING PART AND ROLLING BEARING - Each of an outer race, an inner race and a ball as a bearing part is a bearing part made of JIS standard SUJ2 and having a carbonitrided layer formed in a surface thereof, wherein, after heat treatment at a heating temperature of 500° C. for a retention time of one hour is performed, a Vickers hardness at a position with a depth of 0.02×T+0.175 (mm) from the surface is higher than a Vickers hardness at a core portion, which is a region where the carbonitrided layer is not formed in a thickness direction of the bearing part, by not less than 80 HV, where T represents the time of carbonitriding treatment for forming the carbonitrided layer. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003531 | BALL JOINT UNIT MOVABLE ALONG GUIDE GROOVE - A ball joint unit movable along guide grooves according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first member formed in a spherical shape, having axial lower end fixed to a fixed object, and having a first guide groove and a second guide groove perpendicularly crossing each other along longest circumferences thereof; and a second member extends downward at four sides to receive the first member therein, having four sides movably disposed on the first guide groove and the second guide groove, and supporting a moving object thereon. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003532 | TORSIONAL VIBRATION DAMPER AND LOCK-UP CLUTCH FOR HYDROKINETIC TORQUE-COUPLING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - A torsional vibration damper comprises an axially moveable locking piston including a piston plate, a torque input member including a cover plate, a support plate disposed axially opposite the cover plate and a supporting member mounted to both the cover and support plates, and a unitary radially elastic output member pivotable relative to and elastically coupled to the torque input member. The output member is disposed axially between the cover plate and the piston plate. The output member includes an output hub and a curved elastic blade configured to elastically and radially engage the supporting member and to elastically bend in the radial direction upon rotation of the cover plate with respect to the output member. The cover plate at least partially covers an axially first outer surface of the output member. The support plate partially covers an axially second outer surface of the output member. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003533 | INTERNAL ADJUSTER FOR CLUTCH CONTAINING AN EXPANDING FRICTION DISK - An improved adjuster for a clutch containing and expanding friction disk is disclosed. The improved adjuster allows desirable characteristics of a clutch pressure plate to be maintained while allowing an operator to bias the pressure plate into proper position to accommodate the function of the expanding friction disk. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003534 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES, AND VEHICLE INCORPORATING SAID TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - The present invention allows providing a direct drive, which provides drive and traction to the breaking assembly of the vehicle in question, and it further allows the actuation thereof as a regenerative system during braking times, wherein said transmission system ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190003535 | ELECTROMECHANICAL DISC BRAKE WITH FIXED CALIPER COMPRISING A TRANSMISSION COMPENSATING ASYMMETRIC WEAR OF THE PADS THEREOF - A brake includes a caliper overlapping a disk. The brake also includes a first pad and a second pad which are carried by the caliper on either side of the disk. The brake further includes a first actuator including a first primary toothed wheel driving a first mobile piston pressing against the first pad in order to move same. The brake further includes a second actuator including a second primary toothed wheel driving a second mobile piston pressing against the second pad. The brake further includes a rotating shaft including a first and a second endless screw having opposite winding directions, the shaft being movable in translation. The brake further includes an electric motor for driving the rotating shaft. The first and second endless screws are engaged in the first and second primary toothed wheels respectively. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003536 | ELECTRIC BRAKING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE - A vehicular electrical braking device equipped with a control means for driving an electric motor and a lock mechanism, the electric motor pressing a friction member against a rotary member, and the lock mechanism applying parking brake. The control means comprises steps of: calculating an instruction pressure force on the basis of the amount of brake operation; calculating a parking pressure force on the basis of a parking signal; determining as a target pressure force the greater one of the instruction pressure force and the parking pressure force; adjusting the amount of power to be applied to the electrical motor such that an actual pressure force matches the target pressure force on the basis of the target pressure force and the actual pressure force; and controlling the operation of the lock mechanism on the basis of the actual pressure force. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003537 | DISC BRAKE PAD FOR A VEHICLE - A brake pad having a backing plate and a friction pad, with the friction pad including a particular slot configuration in the friction surface. The friction pad includes a slot with a main body portion and an angled cutout portion. The angled cutout portion includes a radial arc extension that helps form a continuous cooling arc at a portion of a top radius of the peripheral edge of the friction pad. The slot features can help promote desirable airflow patterns while the brake pad is in use. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003538 | BRAKE CLIP FOR DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY AND DISC BRAKE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SUCH A BRAKE CLIP - A disc brake assembly includes a brake clip having a U-shaped section and a plurality of dimples. The U-shaped section has a base leg and opposing upper and lower legs extending from the base leg. The plurality of dimples is on the upper leg and extend in a direction from the lower leg to the upper leg. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003539 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING A LAYER ONTO A SURFACE OF A SOLID SUBSTRATE AND PRODUCTS FORMED THEREBY - A method for forming a vehicular brake rotor involving loading a shaped metal substrate with a mixture of metal alloying components and ceramic particles in a dieheating the contents of the die while applying pressure to melt at least one of the metal components of the alloying mixture whereby to densify the contents of the die and form a ceramic particle-containing metal matrix composite coating on the metallic substrate; and cooling the resulting coated product. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003540 | HIGH PERFORMANCE DISC BRAKE ROTOR - A disc brake rotor includes a core including a hat-shaped section, an annular inboard mounting surface, and an annular outboard mounting surface axially spaced from the inboard mounting surface and connected to the inboard mounting surface. The hat-shaped section has a central mounting face and a cylindrical shoulder extending from a periphery of the mounting face. The outboard mounting surface has an interior peripheral edge radially spaced from the shoulder, and the inboard mounting surface has an interior peripheral edge engaged to the shoulder. An inboard friction ring includes radially extending first projections secured to the inboard mounting surface. The outboard friction ring includes radially extending second projections secured to the outboard mounting surface. The first projections are angularly aligned with the second projections. The first and second projections extend into the space between the inboard and outboard mounting surfaces and have a gap therebetween. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003541 | SIGNAL TRANSDUCER DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Various braking devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the braking device includes a support element, a block of friction material supported by the support element, at least one piezoceramic sensor supported by the support element and interposed between the block of friction material (and the support element, and a protective element located at the piezoceramic sensor and embedding the latter. The protective element can have one or more layers of resin-based material applied to protect the piezoceramic sensor and direct a predetermined part of the external compression force onto an area of the support element surrounding the piezoceramic sensor. In some embodiments, a signal transduction device is provided and includes at least one piezoceramic sensor supported on a support element and has an integral protective coating having properties of mechanical and temperature resistance. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003542 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE WEAR OF A CARBON CERAMIC BRAKE DISC IN A VEHICLE BY IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENTS - A quality value for a carbon ceramic brake disc ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190003543 | INDICATOR FOR TORQUE LIMITER - There is provided an indicator for a torque limiter, comprising one or more resilient members configured to move from an initial, compressed state during normal operation of the torque limiter, to a subsequent, expanded state upon tripping of the torque limiter, to provide a visual indication that the torque limiter has tripped. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003544 | FRICTION MATERIAL - A friction material comprises a base and a friction generating layer penetrating into and integral with the base. The base presents a bonding surface. The friction generating layer presents a friction generating surface facing opposite the bonding surface of the base. The friction generating layer comprises fibrillated nanofibers, friction adjusting particles, and elastomeric particles. curable resin is dispersed throughout the friction generating layer and the base of the friction material. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003545 | COMPOSITE COATING FOR NOISE AND VIBRATION DAMPING AND BRAKE PAD HAVING SUCH A COATING - A coating, in particular a coating for a back side of a brake pad opposite a braking side, includes a pair of bonding layers and a composite layer. Each of the bonding layers includes an epoxy material. The composite layer is disposed between the pair of bonding layers, and includes a mixture of a rubber material and particles of a secondary material. A method for forming the coating includes coating a layer of epoxy onto the surface to be coated to form a first bonding layer, coating the mixture of the rubber material and particles of a secondary material onto the first bonding layer to form a composite layer, coating a layer of epoxy to the composite layer to form a second bonding layer, and then curing the coating via a curing process. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003546 | EXPANSION VALVE - An expansion valve includes a valve main body having a valve chamber therein, a valve body arranged within the valve chamber, a valve body support member supporting the valve body, an urging member urging the valve body toward a valve seat, an actuating bar pressing the valve body in an opening direction of the valve against urging force generated by the urging member, and a vibration proof spring suppressing vibration of the valve body or the actuating bar. The actuating bar has an outer peripheral surface of which a part constitutes a contact surface slidably contacting with the vibration proof spring, and the contact surface has a shape by which the amount of deformation of the vibration proof spring becomes greater as the valve body goes towards a closing direction of the valve. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003547 | SELECTIVELY TUNABLE VIBRATION ABSORBER FOR A VEHICLE - A selectively tunable vibration absorber includes a support member having an outer surface, and a selectively tunable element mounted relative to the outer surface of the support member. The selectively tunable element is selectively adjustable to attenuate vibrations in a selected frequency range perceived by the support member in a selected direction. A mass is supported by the selectively tunable element. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003548 | ROTATIONAL INERTER AND METHOD - An apparatus for damping an actuator includes an inerter. The inerter includes a first terminal and a second terminal movable relative to one another and configured to be mutually exclusively coupled to a support structure and a movable device actuated by an actuator. The inerter further includes a threaded shaft coupled to and movable along the inerter axis with one of the first terminal and the second terminal. The inerter additionally includes a flywheel rotatable in proportion to movement of the threaded shaft in response to axial acceleration of the first terminal relative to the second terminal during actuation of the movable device by the actuator. The inerter reduces actuator-load-oscillatory amplitude at resonance of the actuator and movable device relative to the actuator-load-oscillatory amplitude that would otherwise occur using the same actuator without an inerter. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003549 | VOID CELLS WITH OUTWARDLY CURVED SURFACES - Implementation described and claimed herein include a cushioning structure and method for manufacturing a cellular cushioning system, which allows for maximum comfort through the compression and shock cycle. Specifically, a cushioning structure comprises void cells formed in an array, which comprise multiple outwardly curved surfaces, with varying radius measurements. Stiffness in the void cells can vary by varying the Radii. Outwardly curved surfaces prevent buckling and provide support for high impact by absorbing energy. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003550 | IMPROVEMENT TO FREQUENCY DEPENDENT VALVES | 2019-01-03 |
20190003551 | DISENGAGEABLE DAMPING ASSEMBLIES FOR MOVING AERODYNAMIC SURFACES - A damping assembly is described herein for use in a device having moving aerodynamic surfaces including a first component comprising a back iron and at least one permanent magnet, said at least one permanent magnet providing a first magnetic field, and an electrically conductive second component, said electrically conductive second component and said first component being positioned coaxially about a central axis with said at least one permanent magnet being positioned between said back iron of said first component and said electrically conductive second component; the assembly further comprising means for rotating one or both of said at least one permanent magnet of said first component and said electrically conductive second component about said central axis to cause relative rotational movement between the at least one permanent magnet and second component, to thereby induce a variable magnetic flux in said electrically conductive second component and cause eddy currents to develop. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003552 | Bearing Element and Bearing - A bearing element ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190003553 | DAMPER DEVICE - A damper device includes a first rotary member to which a power of an engine is inputted. The second rotary member is disposed to be rotatable relatively to the first rotary member. The plurality of elastic members elastically couple the first rotary member and the second rotary member in a rotational direction. The seat member is disposed between at least one of the first and second rotary members and one of the plurality of elastic members, and is movable in the rotational direction in accordance with compression and extension of the one of the plurality of elastic members. The auxiliary compression mechanism changes a posture of the seat member so as to compress the one of the plurality of elastic members by a predetermined amount in transmitting the power between the first rotary member and the second rotary member. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003554 | VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE - A vibration damping device | 2019-01-03 |
20190003555 | Friction Drive Belt - The present invention pertains to a frictional power transmission belt including a tension member extending in the longitudinal direction of the belt and an adhesion rubber layer in contact with at least a portion of the tension member, in which the adhesion rubber layer is formed of a vulcanized rubber composition containing a rubber component, short fibers having an average fiber diameter of 2 μm or more, and a filler. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003556 | Transmission for a Motor Vehicle - The invention relates to a transmission (G) for a motor vehicle, wherein the transmission (G) comprises an input shaft (GW | 2019-01-03 |
20190003557 | PRESS-FIT CHECK VALVE FOR A HYDRAULIC TENSIONER RESERVOIR WITH METERED BACKFLOW - A press-fit check valve for a hydraulic tensioner includes a retainer, a seat, a ball, and a spring. The seat of the check valve is press-fit against the wall of the check valve counterbore of the hydraulic tensioner body. In some embodiments, the seat is cup-shaped to provide a predetermined level of press force retention of the press-fit check valve. In some embodiments, the seat includes a plurality of legs separated by leg openings. In some embodiments, a backflow path is provided past the press-fit check valve by a combination of the leg openings and at least one backflow slot through a flange of the retainer. In some embodiments, a lip at the outer end of the check valve counterbore prevents the seat from backing out of the check valve counterbore. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003558 | CHAIN GUIDE ASSEMBLY FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A chain drive system for an engine includes a plurality of sprockets. A chain is drivingly engaged with the plurality of sprockets. A guide assembly engages the chain and includes a metal support plate adapted to be secured to the engine and a plastic plate is supported by the metal plate and includes a chain guide surface in direct contact with the chain. An elastomeric insert is disposed between the metal plate and the plastic plate for reducing the transmission of noise and vibration between the plastic plate and the metal plate. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003559 | Belt Drive System - A belt drive system comprising a belt having a plurality of longitudinally spaced belt teeth, the belt further comprising a longitudinal groove extending in the endless direction of the belt through the belt teeth, a sprocket comprising a plurality of sprocket teeth on an outer circumference of the sprocket, each of the sprocket teeth extending parallel to the rotation axis, and each sprocket tooth configured to be received between adjacent belt teeth, and a first planar fin extending from at least one side of a sprocket tooth, the first planar fin configured to cooperatively engage the longitudinal groove, the first planar fin extending in a direction normal to a sprocket axis of rotation, the first planar fin having a width no greater than 20% of a sprocket groove width (W). | 2019-01-03 |
20190003560 | Continuously-Variable Planetary Transmisson - A continuously-variable planetary transmission including: (a) first and second spaced rotatable transmission elements spaced around a transmission axis and having first and second contact points, respectively; (b) at least one support element in fixed radial position with respect to the transmission axis and each having a third contact point; and (c) at least one elongate, rotationally-symmetric, rotatable planetary rolling element, each rolling element ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190003561 | ACTUATOR AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME - In one aspect of this invention, an actuator includes a motor having an output worm shaft, a transmission mechanism operatively coupled to the output worm shaft of the motor for converting a rotating motion of the motor into a linear reciprocating motion, a housing and mounting means for mounting the motor in the housing, where the transmission mechanism is devoid of a coil spring, and the mounting means is devoid of a foam plastic block. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003562 | TELESCOPIC BALLSCREW ACTUATOR - An apparatus for a thrust reverser actuation system (“TRAS”), the apparatus comprising: an input shaft; a first component located concentrically around the input shaft; a second component located concentrically around the first component; a first balls crew mechanism between the input shaft and the first component, and configured such that rotational movement of the input shaft causes a translational movement of the first component via the first ballscrew mechanism; and a second ballscrew mechanism between the first component and the second component, and configured such that rotational movement of the first component causes a translational movement of the second component via the second ballscrew mechanism. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003563 | SELF-LOCKING NUT AND SCREW ASSEMBLY - A self-locking nut and screw assembly may include a screw and a first nut rotatable and linearly translatable with respect to each other. The assembly may also include a first motor configured to provide torque to one of the screw and the first nut. The assembly may further include a locking mechanism configured to lock the screw to prevent backdrive when the motor is not providing torque to the one of the screw and the first nut. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003564 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION WITH UNIFORM INPUT-TO-OUTPUT RATIO THAT IS NON- DEPENDENT ON FRICTION - This invention is an all gear infinitely variable transmission that is non-dependent on friction. It can me be used in high torque applications. It offers a steady and uniform output for a steady and uniform input. It allows a co-axial input and output thereby by using a planetary gear system the output can be made continuous from forward to reverse. This uses a “scotch-yoke” mechanism to convert rotational motion to a linear reciprocating motion. The linear distance of this reciprocating motion-“stroke” is changed by altering the crankpin location of the scotch-yoke mechanism. This reciprocating motion is converted to a rocking motion by using a “rack and pinion” and later converted to a unidirectional motion via a One-Way-Bearing. A set of non-circular gears are used to achieve a steady and uniform output. It employs a very simple mechanism to change the ratio between the input and output of the transmission. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003565 | TORQUE TRANSMISSION DEVICE - A torque transmission device between an input side and an output side including a torque converter having a pump, a turbine, a lockup clutch for transmitting a torque between the input side and the output side, and a torsional vibration damper arranged in a casing. The lockup clutch has a clutch input coupled to the casing, a clutch output rotatable relative to the input, and an actuating element for actuating the lockup clutch. The torsional vibration damper has at least one first damper stage comprising a first damper input part and a first damper output part, which can be rotated to a limited extent relative to the first damper input part by the action of at least one first energy storage element, wherein an absorber mass is attached to one of the damper components. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003566 | TORQUE CONVERTER LOCKUP CLUTCH STRUCTURE - A torque converter assembly that has a turbine assembly, a pump assembly, and a clutch assembly that selectively rotationally couples the turbine assembly to the pump assembly, the clutch assembly further having at least one clutch disk and a backing plate having at least one finger defined therefrom, the at least one finger rotationally coupled to the at least one clutch disk. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003567 | BEARING WAVE GENERATOR ASSEMBLY - A bearing assembly includes a first bearing part and a second bearing part each including a central portion and a side peripheral wall, an opening to engage a shaft rotatable about a central axis. The central portions may include a plurality of openings to receive numerous pins and other male elements to connect with the bearing parts. The bearing assembly includes an outer ring. The first bearing part and the second bearing part includes a first radial chamfer and a second radial chamfer, extending between the respective central portions and the side peripheral walls. When both the first bearing part and the second bearing part are joined together, they define a V-shaped groove presenting an elliptical configuration. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003568 | FOLLOWER MECHANISM - A follower mechanism movable along an axis within a bore including an alignment groove. The follower mechanism includes a bucket with a cylindrical inner surface and a cylindrical outer surface, and a yoke positioned at least partially within the bucket, the yoke including a bottom wall and two opposed sidewalls depending upwardly therefrom, each sidewall defining a shaft aperture. A shaft with first and second ends is received in the shaft apertures, and a roller follower is rotatably received on the shaft such that a portion of the roller follower extends axially outwardly beyond the bucket. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003569 | STRAIN WAVE GEARING WITH FULL SEPARATION OF TWO STRESSES - In a strain wave gearing, the addendum tooth profile of an internal gear is defined by the formula a and that of an external gear is by the formula b at a principal cross-section located at a tooth-trace-direction center of the external gear, on the basis of a movement locus (Mc) of κ=1 of the teeth of the external gear with respect to those of the internal gear in the principle cross-section taken at the center of the tooth trace of the external gear obtained when the tooth meshing is approximated by rack meshing. It is possible to avoid superimposition of flexion-induced bending stresses and tensile stresses caused by load torque at the major-axis locations of the external gear, and the transmission torque capacity of a strain wave gearing can be improved. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003570 | WINDAGE TRAY FOR ADVANCED LUBRICATION AND ENHANCED PERFORMANCE - A gear box and method of providing oil through the same is provided. The gear box includes a windage tray that includes a tray having a bleed hole therein, and another tray having another second bleed hole therein. Oil is provided through the bleed holes to respective gears situated in the trays. The windage tray may also include a magnet positioned within a magnet slot of the windage tray, for removing debris from the oil. A tube may also be attached to the windage tray, which tube can include a bleed hole therein, for spraying the oil out of the tube and towards a differential, for example. The windage tray and tube can be made from molded plastic, and can be made using the same mold. The gear box housing may further define a drain in an inner side wall to provide oil to a differential bearing, for example. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003571 | VEHICLE DIFFERENTIAL DEVICE - A vehicle differential device includes: a differential casing having a pair of axle supporting holes; a pinion gear; a pair of side gears; and a pair of washers each interposed between a contact surface of the differential casing and a back surface of each side gear. The differential casing defines first lubrication grooves provided in an inner circumferential surface of each axle supporting hole, and second lubrication grooves and third lubrication grooves provided in the contact surface. Each second lubrication groove communicates at its end with the corresponding first lubrication groove, and communicates at another end with a space. Each third lubrication groove communicates at its end with the corresponding first lubrication groove, and is closed at another end, without the third lubrication groove being in communication with the space. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003572 | ELECTRIC DRIVE UNIT COOLING AND LUBRICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and method for cooling and lubricating power transmission systems include providing oil to an oil tube and then to a rotor shaft via the oil tube. Oil may also be provided through at least one channel defined in an end of the oil tube inserted into an annular region of the rotor shaft, through at least one channel defined in an end of the gear shaft and between the end and a shoulder of the rotor shaft and through at least one channel defined in side surface of the rotor shaft in a region of rotor shaft inserted into the gear shaft. Such systems and method can also include providing oil a fluid passageway in a bearing shim plate via an inlet tube. Oil may also be provided through a radial gap adjacent a bearing shim plate outlet and chamber defined in the bearing shim plate. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003573 | PLANET CARRIER ARRANGEMENT, VERTICAL MILL GEARBOX AND VERTICAL MILL - A planet carrier arrangement includes a bearing assembly having first and second roller bearings and a traction element having a first end supported by the bearing assembly such as to enable the traction element to oscillate. A planet carrier is mounted in a suspended manner to the traction element, wherein one of the roller bearings of the bearing assembly is configured to absorb an axial force seeking to lift the planet carrier. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003574 | SWITCH MODULE - The present disclosure relates to a switch module for a gearbox, in particular a motor vehicle gearbox, with a housing, a switching shaft and a control lever for moving the switching shaft relative to the housing. The housing has an interface for temporarily fastening an assembly device. The control lever has an interface for interacting with the assembly device fastened to the housing interface for limiting its actuating path. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003575 | VEHICLE, ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT - Disclosed herein are a vehicle, an electronic control unit (ECU), and a method of controlling an ECU, which are capable of deriving a temperature of a coil part using resistance of the coil part provided at the ECU and controlling the temperature of the coil part when the temperature of the coil part exceeds a predetermined temperature. The ECU includes a coil part to which a constant voltage is supplied, a sensor configured to measure a coil current flowing into the coil part and a coil voltage supplied to the coil part, a switching part configured to receive a switching signal and supply the coil current on the basis of the switching signal, and a controller configured to input the switching signal to the switching part and calculate a temperature of the coil part using the switching signal, the coil voltage, and the coil current. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003576 | Methods And Systems For Improving The Operation Of Transmissions For Motor Vehicles - A method for modifying the hydraulic circuitry of factory installed 46RE, 47RE and 48 RE automotive transmissions internally re-routes the flow of hydraulic fluid within the valve body of the automotive transmission to improve the overall operation of these factory installed automotive transmissions, without adding or installing any external passageway structures to the valve body. The internal re-routing of the hydraulic flow within the valve body is accomplished by replacing the existing separator plate with one or more new cooperating separator plates, and by plugging portions of the existing hydraulic circuitry, to internally re-route the flow of hydraulic fluid within the valve body by blocking certain existing internal hydraulic circuitry and by creating new internal hydraulic circuitry for fluid flow within the valve body. The modified 46RE and 47RE transmissions exhibit improved operating characteristics, simulating the operation of a 48RE automotive transmission. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003577 | HYDRAULIC CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE POWER TRANSFER DEVICE - A hydraulic control device that includes a hole that houses a spool of a valve so as to be movable in an axial direction of the spool, and that has a first port opening in an inner peripheral surface of the hole; a first communication oil passage that extends from the first port toward an outer side in a radial direction of the spool; and a first oil passage that has an opening that communicates with the first communication oil passage. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003578 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF FOR MULTISPEED TRANSMISSION - An electro-hydraulic control system for a multispeed transmission having a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms includes a controller for operably controlling the transmission, a fluid source for supplying hydraulic fluid, and a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms being operably selected between an applied and an unapplied state to achieve a plurality of ranges including at least one reverse, a neutral, and a plurality of forward ranges. The system includes a plurality of trim systems having pressure control solenoids and trim valves. The system may also include one or more shift valves disposed in fluid communication with the fluid source and being capable of moving between stroked and de-stroked positions. In any given range, only two of the plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms may be applied. Moreover, three of the plurality of pressure control solenoids are normally high solenoids, and the remaining solenoids are normally low solenoids. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003579 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF FOR MULTISPEED TRANSMISSION - An electro-hydraulic control system for a multispeed transmission having a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms includes a controller for operably controlling the transmission, a fluid source for supplying hydraulic fluid, and a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms being operably selected between an applied and an unapplied state to achieve a plurality of ranges including at least one reverse, a neutral, and a plurality of forward ranges. The system includes a plurality of trim systems having pressure control solenoids and trim valves. The system may also include one or more shift valves disposed in fluid communication with the fluid source and being capable of moving between stroked and de-stroked positions. In any given range, only two of the plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms may be applied. Moreover, three of the plurality of pressure control solenoids are normally high solenoids, and the remaining solenoids are normally low solenoids. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003580 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF FOR MULTISPEED TRANSMISSION - An electro-hydraulic control system for a multispeed transmission having a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms includes a controller for operably controlling the transmission, a fluid source for supplying hydraulic fluid, and a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms being operably selected between an applied and an unapplied state to achieve a plurality of ranges including at least one reverse, a neutral, and a plurality of forward ranges. The system includes a plurality of trim systems having pressure control solenoids and trim valves. The system may also include one or more shift valves disposed in fluid communication with the fluid source and being capable of moving between stroked and de-stroked positions. In any given range, only two of the plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms may be applied. Moreover, three of the plurality of pressure control solenoids are normally high solenoids, and the remaining solenoids are normally low solenoids. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003581 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A TRANSMISSION AND AN ENGINE WITH A COMBINATION PARK AND IGNITION SWITCH - A drive control system of a vehicle includes a vehicle speed module configured to determine whether the vehicle is moving and set a state of a signal based on the determination. A shift control module is configured to shift a transmission of the vehicle based on a signal from a range selector. Independently of the signal from the range selector, the shift control module is configured to selectively shift the transmission of the vehicle based on a signal from a combination park and ignition switch and the signal from the vehicle speed module. An ignition control module is configured to selectively shut down an engine of the vehicle based on the signal from the combination park and ignition switch and the signal from the vehicle speed module. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003582 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AN ENGINE AND HAZARD LIGHTS BASED ON START/STOP SWITCH ACTUATION - A torque request module is configured to, while a vehicle speed is greater than a predetermined speed, decrease a torque request in response to a first signal from a start/stop switch being in a first state continuously for greater than a first predetermined period and less than a second predetermined period. A control module is configured to, as the torque request decreases, decrease torque output of at least one of an engine and an electric motor. A light control module is configured to: selectively turn exterior hazard lights on and off in response to a second signal from a hazard light switch being in a first state; and selectively turn the exterior hazard lights on and off in response to the first signal from the start/stop switch being in the first state continuously for greater than the first predetermined period. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003583 | Transmission controller for electric vehicle automatic transmission - The present invention generally relates to automatic transmission controllers and related methods. In one case, the present invention provides a method of calibrating a controller to match an automatic transmission to an electric motor or internal combustion engine. The controller is not integrated into the transmission. The method comprises adjusting parameters of the controller and includes the steps of: a) Defining the Control Architecture; b) using the Defined Control Architecture to Identify Control Loop Input/Output; c) using the Identified Control Input/Output to Define the Control Algorithm Controller; d) using the Control Algorithm Controller definition to either Define the Shift Schedule or Define the Solenoid Handler, either of which can be used in Optimizing Calibration Via Testing. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003584 | DECELERATION CONTROL DEVICE OF VEHICLE - A shift lever is configured to take deceleration-requesting positions through its operation in a specified direction from an M-range position for a manual mode. A control is configured such that vehicle's deceleration is larger when an operational quantity of a one-time operation of the shift lever operated toward the deceleration-requesting positions B | 2019-01-03 |
20190003585 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF FOR MULTISPEED TRANSMISSION - An electro-hydraulic control system for a multispeed transmission having a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms includes a controller for operably controlling the transmission, a fluid source for supplying hydraulic fluid, and a plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms being operably selected between an applied and an unapplied state to achieve a plurality of ranges including at least one reverse, a neutral, and a plurality of forward ranges. The system includes a plurality of trim systems having pressure control solenoids and trim valves. The system may also include one or more shift valves disposed in fluid communication with the fluid source and being capable of moving between stroked and de-stroked positions. In any given range, only two of the plurality of torque-transmitting mechanisms may be applied. Moreover, three of the plurality of pressure control solenoids are normally high solenoids, and the remaining solenoids are normally low solenoids. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003586 | METHOD FOR LEARNING THE NEUTRAL POSITION OF A GEAR SHIFT ACTUATOR - A method is provided for learning a neutral position of a gear shift actuator with a sliding gear movable between two opposed engaging pinions. The gear shift actuator has a control element that is position-regulated by a drive motor to acts on the slide gear. The slide gear has a spring that accumulates energy when the teeth of the sliding gear abut against the pinion to shift the gears and then restore this energy by relaxing to assist the engagement of the teeth of the sliding gear between the pinion. The method determines the neutral position of the actuator by identifying the positions of the control element at a time when the teeth of the sliding gear abut against the teeth of each of the two pinions by observing a resistant torque on the control element during movement of the sliding gear towards the pinions. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003587 | HYDRAULIC SWITCHING ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A hydraulic switching assembly for a motor vehicle, having a hydraulic pump ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190003588 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION PUMP LIMITED STOP CONTROLS - A continuously variable transmission pump limited stop controls system includes a continuously variable transmission (CVT) including primary and secondary variator pulleys. The primary and the secondary variator pulley each have a mating half with a conical face, defining a variable-width gap between each pulley and its mating half. A flexible member is positioned within the gap and is movable on the conical faces defining a CVT ratio. A secondary pulley valve controls flow of a fluid to the secondary variator pulley. A secondary pulley pressure boost system identifies if a rapid stop event is occurring and issues a command to fully open the secondary pulley valve during the rapid stop event. As the CVT ratio reaches a predetermined threshold of a desired relaunch ratio during the rapid stop event, an engine speed request is issued to an engine connected to the CVT to increase engine speed. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003589 | Actuation Arrangement - An actuation arrangement ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190003590 | Breaking Device - This braking device comprises a seal ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190003591 | High Pressure Circumferential Lift-Off Seal - A seal assembly includes a plurality of arcuate seal bodies spaced about a central axis and coupled to form an annular seal disposeable within a housing first chamber. Each seal body has an inner circumferential sealing surface for sealingly against a rotatable member outer surface and an axial end having a radial sealing surface sealingly engageable with a housing radial surface to separate the first chamber and a second housing chamber. One or more lift ramps extend outwardly from the body inner surface and generate an outwardly directed force on the seal body when the inner member rotates within the seal. An elongated projection extends axially from the body end, has radially inner and outer surfaces, and is disposeable within the housing second chamber. The projection outer surface is exposable to fluid pressure within the second chamber to generate a pressure differential between the projection inner and outer surfaces. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003592 | SELF-SEALING BELLOWS FOR USE WITH VEHICLES - Self-sealing bellows for use with vehicles are disclosed. An example bellows includes a tubular body being expandable and contractible along an axis of the body. The bellows also includes a lining disposed along a surface of the body and a liquid or gelatinous material disposed between the body and the lining. The liquid or gelatinous material hardens when exposed to a fluid. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003593 | GASKET FOR A WIPER SYSTEM, A GASKET-BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR A WIPER SYSTEM COMPRISING SUCH A GASKET, A WIPER SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A GASKET AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING SUCH A GASKET IN A WIPER SYSTEM - The invention is related to a gasket for a wiper system, the wiper system comprising a bracket and a motor barrel. The gasket comprises an opening for receiving the motor barrel, an engaging means arranged around the opening for engaging the bracket. The engaging means comprises at least one dividing means for providing discontinuity of the engaging means. The invention is also related to a gasket-bracket assembly comprising such a gasket. The invention is further related to a wiper system for an automotive vehicle comprising such a gasket. Furthermore, the invention is related to a method for assembling a gasket in a wiper system. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003594 | CYLINDER HEAD GASKET AND STAINLESS STEEL SHEET FOR CYLINDER HEAD GASKET - A cylinder head gasket includes a composite member formed of a metal substrate and a rubber layer provided to both surfaces of the substrate. The substrate is formed of stainless steel having a content of C that is 0 to 0.15 mass %, a content of Si that is 0 to 0.5 mass %, a content of Mn that is 0 to 2.0 mass %, a content of Cr that is 11.5 to 13.0 mass %, a content of N that is 0 to 0.5 mass %, a content of P that is 0 to 0.040 mass %, a content of S that is 0 to 0.030 mass %, a content of Ni that is 0 to 0.6 mass %, the balance Fe, and inevitable impurities. The stainless steel forming the substrate has a 0.2% proof stress of 1,300 to 1,500 MPa. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003595 | Radial Fluid Seal - A seal body includes a flange that supports a lip configured to make sliding contact with a fixed surface. The flange includes a groove for receiving a garter spring on one face, and inwardly and outwardly facing conical surfaces on the opposite surface, the conical surfaces defining a lip where they meet. The ratio of the thickness of the portion of the lip located to one side of a plane that includes an edge of the groove to the thickness of the portion of the lip on the other side of the plane is about 44%. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003596 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEALS - A method for manufacturing a seal is disclosed. The method includes coating a sealing surface substrate of an annular main seal body of the seal with a layer of Molybdenum, and melting the layer of Molybdenum to fuse the layer of Molybdenum into the sealing surface substrate to form an alloyed outer seal layer. The alloyed outer seal layer forms a sealing surface of the seal. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003597 | COMPRESSOR SYSTEM - A compressor system includes: a compressor including a rotor that rotates around an axis and a bearing device that supports the rotor; a lubricant tank in which a lubricant is stored; a lubricant supply line through which the lubricant is supplied from the lubricant tank to the bearing device; a lubricant return line through which the lubricant is returned from the bearing device to the lubricant tank; and a seal gas supply line through which a seal gas supplied to the compressor flows and is introduced to the compressor via an inside of the lubricant tank. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003598 | Combined Inlet and Outlet Check Valve Seat - A valve assembly for a fluid pump includes a valve body; an inlet disk movably disposed in the valve body; an outlet disk movably disposed in the valve body; and a valve seat fixed within the valve body. The valve seat includes a first aperture defined axially through the valve seat in a radial central portion thereof, and one or more second apertures disposed at least partly around the first aperture. The inlet disk is biased in a closed position against the valve seat along a first surface thereof, the closed position of the inlet disk covering the one or more second apertures of the valve seat. The outlet disk is biased in a closed position against the valve seat along a second surface thereof. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003599 | SPRAY GUN AND ADJUSTMENT VALVE THEREOF - A spray gun includes a spray gun main body and an adjustment valve. The spray gun main body has an air intake passage, a first air outlet passage, a second air outlet passage, and a mounting hole defined therein. The mounting hole is in communication with the air intake passage, the first air outlet passage and the second air outlet passage. The adjustment valve is mounted to the spray gun main body and located in the mounting hole. The adjustment valve includes a first operating member and a second operating member. The second operating member is movably mounted on the first operating member. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003600 | SECTIONAL CONTROL DEVICE - A sectional control device controls the flow of particulate material from a meter assembly to a primary manifold of an air seeding system. The sectional control device includes a plate assembly having particulate openings extending between the meter assembly and the primary manifold and a shut-off mechanism configured to control the flow of the particulate material through the particulate openings. The shut-off mechanism includes a gate configured to slide between an open position, where particulate material can flow through the particulate opening, and a closed position, where particulate material is prevented from flowing through the particulate opening. The shut-off mechanism also includes an actuator configured to drive the gate between the open position and the closed position. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003601 | ROTARY VALVE - A rotary valve is described that includes a rotary valve member including a flow control region, and a valve seat surface with which the flow control region of the valve member is in engagement, a flow port opening into the valve seat surface. The flow port is positioned such that, in a first angular position of the valve member, the flow control region fully closes the flow port and in a second angular position the flow port is just fully unobscured by the flow control region. The first and second angular positions are spaced apart from one another by an angle in excess of 180°. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003602 | CONTROL VALVE - A control valve includes a casing that has a port in which an outflow opening is formed, a joint that is joined to an opening end surface of an outflow opening in the port, a rotor that is rotatably accommodated inside the casing, a slide ring that has a slide surface for sliding on an outer circumferential surface of the rotor, a sealing ring that is interposed between an inner circumferential surface of the port and an outer circumferential surface of the slide ring, and a holder that is disposed between the inner circumferential surface of the port and the outer circumferential surface of the slide ring and holds the sealing ring from an outer side in a port axial direction with respect to the sealing ring. The holder is disposed to be separated from at least any of the joint and the port. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003603 | Asymmetric Spring Valve Disk - A valve assembly for a fluid pump includes a valve body; a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet defined in the valve body; a valve seat; and an inlet disk disposed in the valve body having an inner portion, an outer portion fixed within the valve body, and a plurality of legs connected between the inner portion and the outer portion so that the inner portion is movable between a first position against the valve seat and a second position spaced apart from the valve seat. The connection between the legs, the inner portion and the outer portion provides a spring bias force to the inner portion against movement of the inner portion from the first position. The plurality of legs, the inner portion and the outer portion are configured such that the spring bias force is asymmetric as applied to the inner portion of the inlet disk. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003604 | STACKED VALVE ASSEMBLY - A valve assembly includes a seat plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, a plurality of first valve modules arranged in a first level relative to the seat plate such that a first seating face of each of the plurality of first valve modules is substantially co-planar with a first plane that is substantially parallel to at least one of the top surface and the bottom surface of the seat plate, and at least one second valve module arranged in a second level relative to the seat plate such that a second seating face of the at least one second valve module is co-planar with a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane, wherein the second plane is offset from the first plane by a first distance. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003605 | Pump Valve Configuration and Assembly Method - A fluid pump valve assembly includes: a valve body; a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet defined in the valve body; an inlet disk and an outlet disk movably disposed in the valve body; and a valve seat fixed within the valve body and including a disk member including at least one first aperture defined axially through the disk member, and at least one second aperture defined axially through the disk member, the inlet disk and the valve seat forming at least part of an inlet valve and the outlet disk and the valve seat forming at least part of an outlet valve. An inlet chamber is disposed upstream of the inlet valve, a pump chamber is disposed between and in fluid communication with the inlet valve and the outlet valve, and an outlet chamber is disposed downstream of the outlet valve. The inlet chamber surrounds the outlet chamber. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003606 | ELECTRO-MECHANICAL PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE - Examples of a pressure relief valve are provided. An example pressure relief valve comprises a main seal ring, a poppet configured to form a seal with the main seal ring, a dynamic wear sleeve configured to cover the main seal ring when the pressure relief valve is at least partially open and comprising a reduced cross-sectional area of the inner diameter at one end of the dynamic wear sleeve, an electro-mechanical clutch assembly, and wherein the pressure relief valve is actuated by the electro-mechanical clutch assembly. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003607 | CAPSULE FOR A VALVE AND VALVE - The invention relates to a capsule for a valve as well as to a valve comprising such a capsule. The task of the present invention is to provide a valve in which tight tolerances for construction can be achieved and the assembly of the valve is simplified. According to the present invention the above task is solved by a capsule ( | 2019-01-03 |
20190003608 | PASSIVELY ACTUATED RESETTABLE VALVE - A valve assembly includes a body having a longitudinal axis and defining a cavity therein. A shuttle valve is arranged within the cavity. The shuttle valve has a first surface and a second, opposing surface. An actuator element is adjacent the first surface of the shuttle valve and configured for translating the shuttle valve along the longitudinal axis between a first position and a second position. The actuator element is formed from a shape memory alloy that is transitionable between a martensite crystallographic phase and an austenite crystallographic phase in response to a thermal activation signal to thereby translate the shuttle valve between the first position and the second position. Furthermore, a resilient member is adjacent the second surface of the shuttle valve. The resilient member is configured to oppose the movement of the shuttle valve moving from the first position to the second position. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003609 | SHAPE-MEMORY ALLOY VALVE DEVICE - A shape-memory alloy valve device includes a shape-memory alloy wire configured to make a valve member perform an opening/closing operation and a valve actuation control unit configured to control an opening/closing operation of the valve member. The valve actuation control unit controls energization of the shape-memory alloy wire in accordance with an input valve open signal or an input valve close signal so as to make the shape-memory alloy wire contract by raising a temperature of the shape-memory alloy wire beyond an operating environmental temperature, thereby controlling valve opening/closing. A preheating unit heats the shape-memory alloy wire to a preset preheat set temperature by energizing the shape-memory alloy wire from a power circuit when the temperature of the shape-memory alloy wire which is measured by a temperature measurement unit is lower than the preheat set temperature. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003610 | CIRCUIT SHUT-OFF SOLENOID VALVE FOR A SOLENOID VALVE SYSTEM AND SOLENOID VALVE SYSTEM COMPRISING SAID SHUT-OFF SOLENOID VALVE - A circuit shut-off solenoid valve for a solenoid valve system can be directly integrated in a solenoid valve system without use of an auxiliary base module and can be interchangeable with any solenoid valve in the system. The circuit shut-off solenoid valve allows for modification of the flow rate of compressed air into the solenoid valve. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003611 | FUEL PUMP SOLENOID HAVING HYDRAULIC DAMPING - A solenoid assembly of a fuel pump includes a housing; a pole piece disposed within the housing; an armature assembly movably disposed within the housing and including an armature and a plunger; and a coil disposed within the housing. A plurality of metal disks are disposed in a stacked arrangement, coupled to the pole piece and situated so as to be impacted by the armature during a full stroke of the armature assembly. The solenoid assembly further includes at least one fluid path in fluid communication with the region surrounding the metal disks, the at least one fluid path configured such that only a portion of a secondary swept volume of fuel associated with the armature assembly during operation of the fuel pump passes through the region and decelerates the armature assembly when the armature assembly moves towards the pole piece responsive to a current passing through the coil. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003612 | TWO-WAY TWO POSITION IN-LINE VALVE - A two-way, two position, in-line valve, for controlling fluid flow through a line in both directions. The valve includes a tubular conduit defining a bore there-through to communicate fluid flow from the line and through the bore of the tubular conduit, a piston sized to slide along the bore, a stop in the bore having an annular seal supported on the stop in opposed facing relation to a first face of the piston, a resilient spring mounted in the bore so as to bear against a second face of the piston, opposite the first face, and to thereby resiliently urge the first face of the piston against the seal, and a selectively retracting latching mechanism adapted to index the piston between open and closed positions as in-line modulated pressure is applied to the piston. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003613 | INTEGRATED TRANSDUCER - A transducer for a connection to a fluid pressure source having a mechanism for setting a pneumatic output by way of an electrical input signal. The transducer provides a lower housing assembly and an upper housing assembly. The lower housing assembly comprises lower housing configured to receive a supply nozzle. The supply nozzle fluidly communicates with a supply port and intermittently fluidly communicates with an output port of the lower housing through an internal fluid passageway. The upper housing assembly comprises an upper housing configured to receive a coil and an armature such that the upper housing, coil and armature define a latching electromagnetic circuit that provides alternating contact of the armature with the supply nozzle of the lower housing assembly. | 2019-01-03 |
20190003614 | DEVICE FOR FIXING PIPES AND TUBES - A device for fixing components, particularly pipes or tubes, includes two fixing parts with recesses, which can be connected to each other, the parts forming a bushing in the mounted state, the inner contour thereof being designed to receive a pipe or a tube, at least one sacrificial element being arranged for minimizing corrosion, particularly crevice corrosion, in the event of a respectively received component being increasingly consumed with the onset of corrosion and reduction of the service life of the fixation. At least one fixing part includes at least one recess which opens up into the inner contour of the bushing and in which at least one sacrificial element is movably arranged, the sacrificial element being pre-stressed in the direction of the bushing by a spring element. | 2019-01-03 |